I was just wondering will the tri-ring come pre installed in the completed build or will I have to put it in myself?
Hi Anthony,
On the complete build the Tri-Ring will be installed.
It will basically ship like this:
There will be the option of Mild Steel or Stainless Steel. Mild steel is technically accurate, but I recommend the Stainless for the Yuma as it will retain the correct appearance. The mild steel one will start out looking accurate, but will dull over time and eventually rust.
There will also be the option of having the emitter chemically treated prior to the application of the stencils/paint:
This is to better match the outdoor (skiff) references.
The Emitter clearly has less grime on some of the sail barge scenes:
I'm only speculating here, but I believe the barge scene may have been shot first, and when it came to shooting the external scenes (or maybe before), more grime was added to the emitter in order to make it stand out against the bright background. The same reason the blade itself was black.
So, when it comes to the commissioned builds, I'll be happy to take people's preferences on board with regard to the amount of grime on the emitter and the choice of Tri-Ring.
I'm currently finishing off a few commissions, which will be finished within the next week. Two of these are Yuma's so I'll have had the opportunity to fully test the stencils, and reveal the final product for this run. At that stage, I'll announce a date for going forward with the run
Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far! Really looking forward to kicking this one off!
All the best and MTFBWY,
Dave